school officials say the new menu items reflect changing attitudes about lunchroom food.have no added sugar, coloring or flavoring. >> we are really striving for -- i worked really hard on trying to get less ingredients and more cleaner label products. >> the testers take their task very seriously. they rate each item and make descriptive note. the favorite in the one to three-star rating system the chicken gets three stars. >> the chicken because it is so tender and so crispy and the inside is so juice thome. >> the bean salad got a somewhat cold reception, 2.2 stars. >> it's, like, too cold. >> the spanish rice needs a little work, too, but a hawaiian pizza a potential hit with 2.4 stars. >> i liked the hawaiian pizza, but for me it was a little bit too sweet. i think they should put less pineapple inside it. >> and those fruity desserts, three stars there, too. >> the texture was really creamy and not scratchy. and also the blend of flavors, it just, like, popped in your mouth like a piece of candy. >> as the 11th largest school district in the county, the opinion of f

>> thomas says the principal took the note off his neck when she saw kids laughing at him in the lunchroom. >> i was very mad, ranting and raving in my house looking up laws of things, that what she had done was wrong. >> in the school's defense the mom says the principal told her that she had told the teacher what she had done was wrong and the fact the teacher gave thomas a letter of apology. >>> talk about being flipping mad now. a michigan woman bought a new house and car with $1 million lottery win. but here's the part that might get to you. she's still getting food stamps at the grocery store. listen to her logic as to why she says it's ok. >> well, i thought that they would cut me off because since they didn't i thought maybe it was ok because i'm not working. >> but you won more than $1 million. >> no, i won $1 million but after i took the lump sum it dropped down to $700,000. and then after taxes it was just a little bit over half. >> taxpayers are really struggling, that really need that money. do you really think you have a right to that money? >> i mean, i kind of do. >> the gi

districts across the country will soon be able to choose what type of ground beef they serve in their lunchrooms the usda made the announcement today as controversy grows over an ammonia treated beef filler. schools will be able to choose between hamburgers made with its work without it. >> kids are growing. we do not know what can happen with long-term effects. >> the usda it buys about one- fifth of the food served in school cafeteria. getting kids out of the classroom may be a good idea. kids pay better attention on test right after exercise. the study is in the march issue of medicine and science and sports exercise but physical activity helps kids do better by increasing the blood flow to their brain. it releases good hormones. your insta-weather-plus forecast. >> we see a few lightning strikes. especially down to our south. there were a few lightning strikes to the west of us, but they have sensed diminished. all this activity developing on a boundary. you notice the lack of rain around baltimore and the eastern shore. temperatures are more stable along the coastal areas. 60's on the easte

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. >> we were just laughing about -- >> friend and school met was in the lunchroom yesterday, just hoursore her death. >> she was a beautiful person. she was the nicest girl you could ever meet. even before she knew who i was she was so kind. >> her daughter told a french was having chest pains. minutes later she fell unconscious in front of her friends and classmates. the day before spring break vacation, students are wearing pink over extremely heavy hearts. it is really hard. >> her family says there were no -- there was no history and signs of heart problems. she appeared to be extremely fit. she also loved to dance, something she did with her father the night before her death. >> we were waltzing last night. >> an extremely difficult day of class is even for those who did not know her that well. >> she was so happy. >> let's take a look in our top stories. federal agents bust up a prostitution ring in virginia blurring teenage girls. five men are charged with enticing women to become prostitutes and threatening them with violence if they tried to leave. if convicted, they face life

employees had nausea, trouble breathing caused by a carbon dioxide gas spewing in the lunchroom. >> a lot of people are cleared to work. so that's all i can say for right now. >> reporter: tonight the company owner told me he's not convinced there was a malfunction. >> you know you test the environment when you're working with refrigeration. in all the environmental tests were perfect. >> reporter: his theory all day was that this was hysteria, a false alarm. >> i know that when people get nervous, this could be a chain reaction. >> we don't have 25 people complaining of something without something happening in there. we did have some levels in there, that will be followed up in the investigation. >> reporter: this man sickened earlier was among a trickle of workers who returned to the plant by early evening. it boasts round the clock production of frozen entrees. >> a lot of people went to go check the doctor, the doctor said everything is okay. >> reporter: and they came back? >> yeah. >> reporter: supervisors had made it clear, the emergency work stoppage was temporary. >> i want t

employees had nausea, trouble breathing caused by a carbon dioxide gas spewing in the lunchroom. >> a lot of people are cleared to work. so that's all i can say for right now. >> reporter: tonight the company owner told me he's not convinced there was a malfunction. >> you know you test the environment when you're working with refrigeration. in all the environmental tests were perfect. >> reporter: his theory all day was that this was hysteria, a false alarm. >> i know that when people get nervous, this could be a chain reaction. >> we don't have 25 people complaining of something without something happening in there. we did have some levels in there, that will be followed up in the investigation. >> reporter: this man sickened earlier was among a trickle of workers who returned to the plant by early evening. it boasts round the clock production of frozen entrees. >> a lot of people went to go check the doctor, the doctor said everything is okay. >> reporter: and they came back? >> yeah. >> reporter: supervisors had made it clear, the emergency work stoppage was temporary. >> i want t

the new menu items reflect changing attitudes about lunchroom food.ruit desserts have no added sugar, flavor or coloring. >> i worked really hard on this trying to get less ingredients and cleaner labeled products. >> reporter: testers take the task seriously. the chicken gets three stars. >> chicken. it's so tender and crispy and inside is juicy. >> reporter: bean salad got a cool reception. 2.2 stars. >> it's too cold. >> reporter: spanish rice needs work but the hawaiian pizza, a potential hit with 2.4 stars. >> i like the hawaiian pizza but to me it was a little bit too sweet. i think they should put less pineapple inside it. >> reporter: those fruity desserts, three stars there. >> texture was creamy. it's not scratchy. also blend of flavors. it pops in your mouth like a piece of candy. >> reporter: as 11th largest school district in the country, the opinion of fairfax county school kids matters a lot. this chocolate milk was developed specifically for fairfax county schools. >> wow. the clout that fairfax has in the school world also means items

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